What Skills
What are the three WHAT skills?
observe, describe, participate
What are the three HOW skills
nonjudgmentalness, one-mindfully/stay focused, effectiveness/doing what works
What are the three states of mind?
Emotion Mind, Reasonable Mind, Wise Mind
DBT helps people to create...
A life worth living!
What is Ashley's or Ellen's favorite color?
Ashley (orange and yellow), Ellen (burnt orange)
what is mindfulness skill is considered "throwing yourself into the present moment"
mindfulness participate
part of practicing non judgmentalness includes
counting or observing judgments
replacing judgments with nonjudgmental language
not judging ourselves for having judgments
Emotion mind is ruled by...
our own emotions and initial urges
When considering the goals of skills training, if someone is looking to decrease impulsivity, what set of skills would you be working to build?
Distress Tolerance Skills
How long have Ellen and Ashley known each other
~seven years
What are we not able to observe when using mindfulness 'observe'?
another's internal experience
(we can be observing Ashley is crying, but NOT that she feels sad, or doesn't want to be your group leader anymore)
multitasking or doing two things at once
thinking about the past or the future instead of the present
Reasonable mind is ruled by
thinking, facts and logic
Dialectical means...
Two opposites can be true at the same time and when considered together can create a new truth or new way of viewing a situation
What is a "guilty" pleasure of Ellen or Ashley?
Ashley: late night sweet treats (ice cream, skittles, candy, chocolate)
Ellen: watching medical dramas (Grey's Anatomy, Chicago Med, etc)
When we are practicing mindfulness 'describe' we are describing without what?
Adding interpretations! (i.e. my teen rolled her eyes at me NOT 'she has an attitude)
letting go of negative feelings and "shoulds" is a strong component of this skill in order to not make things worse
effectiveness or doing what works
Wise mind includes
an integration of or a synthesis of both emotion mind and reasonable mind, the wisdom within each person
Name at least three of the basic DBT assumptions we hold
1. people are doing the best they can
2. people want to improve
3. people need to do better, try harder and be more motivated to change
4. people haven't caused all of their problems and have to solve them anyway
5. the lives of emotionally distressed teens (and their families) are painful as they are currently being lived
6. teens and families must learn and practice all behaviors in different places/situations in their lives
7. there is no absolute truth
8. teens and their families can not fail in DBT
How long was Ashley's last romantic relationship?
five and half years
Mindfulness 'Participate' encourages to fully experience _____, even if it might be difficult
negative emotions
we still want to acknowledge the harmful and the helpful when using this skill
nonjudgmentalness
Describe a time in which you were in emotion mind, how you knew you were in emotion mind and what skills you used to move into wise mind and what your wise mind behaviors were!
Skills group leaders will judge if you get the points :)
Options to solve a problem include: (all four)
1. solve the problem
2. feel better about the problem
3. tolerate the problem
4. stay miserable and/or make the problem worse
Has Ellen been in therapy before?
Yes, previously during my college years